Rebel war vets rounded up

Suspected rebellious war veterans are reportedly being rounding up by Zimbabwe Republic Police for withdrawing their support for President Robert Mugabe.

National Liberation War Veterans Association spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya is said to have " handed himself over to police after they went to his house looking for him".

Today, Mugabe vowed to mete drastic action on the 'rebels' saying they are being used by the British and French embassies.

Mugabe said "During the war we had rebels; we punished them hard. We didn't kill them. Some of them we detained underground, feeding them there"

During a solidarity meeting with Mugabe today, some war veterans called for the arrests of the 'rebels'.

A representative from Mashonaland Central said "arrest rogue war veterans now. Kusunga munhu ndokupedza nyaya,"

Mashonaland Central chairman Dickson Mafios called for those with Presidential ambitions to declare their interests today and call for a special congress.

At their Thursday meeting last week, the war veterans issued a damning communiqué, accusing Mugabe of dumping them and embracing party youths to drive his re-election campaign. They also accused the 92-year-old Zanu PF leader of digressing from the party's founding principles and privatising it.